diff --git a/api/__tests__/presentation.test.ts b/api/__tests__/presentation.test.ts
index e97de32..0e96a84 100644
--- a/api/__tests__/presentation.test.ts
+++ b/api/__tests__/presentation.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ afterAll((done) => {
 });
 
 const sdJWTPresentation: string =
-  "eyJhbGciOiAiRVMyNTYiLCAia2lkIjogImRvYy1zaWduZXItMDUtMjUtMjAyMiIsICJ0eXAiOiAidmMrc2Qtand0In0.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.b036DutqQ72WszrCq0GuqZnbws3MApQyzA41I5DSJmenUfsADtqW8FbI_N04FP1wZDF_JtV6a6Ke3Z7apkoTLA~WyJRZ19PNjR6cUF4ZTQxMmExMDhpcm9BIiwgImFkZHJlc3MiLCB7InN0cmVldF9hZGRyZXNzIjogIjEyMyBNYWluIFN0IiwgImxvY2FsaXR5IjogIkFueXRvd24iLCAicmVnaW9uIjogIkFueXN0YXRlIiwgImNvdW50cnkiOiAiVVMifV0~eyJhbGciOiAiRVMyNTYiLCAidHlwIjogImtiK2p3dCJ9.eyJub25jZSI6ICIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwgImF1ZCI6ICJodHRwczovL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tL3ZlcmlmaWVyIiwgImlhdCI6IDE2OTgwODAwMTR9.2tyXCwCi-LRVW4eoFxZFr5ryYWRczatgWrnG13rktjYunChVT9_qIkKL_ClfNM1WKoPT5IsTrxEnaSGKbUQwrw";
+  "eyJ0eXAiOiJ2YytzZC1qd3QiLCJraWQiOiJlZWNmZDJmZC1kNTI3LTQxNTQtOWM0Mi0zYjM0Yjk0MTkyNmUiLCJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9.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.AEedVXYUaNfp8Q3F6qx0WOjuFXkzGvlVDEM0ppgEsEj7wYGNod4QzelNyu09-B8o5q2kstDbjKod57rePAvu8w~WyJjYjY1MzEyMGMwMzYzOWVhIiwicHJlbmFtZSIsIk1heCJd~WyIyMzNmYTU2MDhiNjIwMzEyIiwic3VybmFtZSIsIk11c3Rlcm1hbm4iXQ~";
 
 const multiPresentation: any = {
   "@context": [
@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ describe("Verifier API Test for Presentations", () => {
   test("Verify single SD-JWT presentation with challenge & domain", async () => {
     const res = await request(server)
       .post("/api/verifier")
-      .query({ nonce: "9876543210", aud: "did:web:verifier.example" })
       .send([sdJWTPresentation]);
     expect(res.statusCode).toEqual(200);
     expect(res.body[0]).toHaveProperty("verified");
diff --git a/api/src/services/verifier/sdjwt.ts b/api/src/services/verifier/sdjwt.ts
index af2f592..6357510 100644
--- a/api/src/services/verifier/sdjwt.ts
+++ b/api/src/services/verifier/sdjwt.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export async function verifySDJWT(
      * @returns true if the signature is valid
      */
     const verifier: Verifier = async (data, signature) => {
-      return true;
       const decodedVC = await sdjwtInstance.decode(`${data}.${signature}`);
       const payload = decodedVC.jwt?.payload as JWTPayload;
       const header = decodedVC.jwt?.header as JWK;